é @ Girls lie across tracks — to block ‘hot’ cars in | Imperial Tobacco strike * Courageous young French-Canadia across the railway tracks and stopped fiv strikebound factory. (imperial Tobacco officials subsequently agreed to halt Jmove- ment of freight cars pending sut- come of meetings between the company and the union to nego- tiate 2 settlement.) Given five minutes “notice” by the company that it intended to run the 16,000 “hot” cigarettes through their picket lines, the fighting unionists, members of the International Tobacco Workers Union (TLC-AFL), threw them- selves into the breach. The young girls blocked the tracks with their bodies while fellow picketers stop- ped a construction truck and un- loaded five tons of solid earth onto the tracks where they cross busy St. Antoine Street in Montreal’s St. Henri district. Metal rods were quickly thrown across the main transformer sup- plying light to Imperial buildings and it shorted Gut in a blue flash, effectively dousing all lights. In a leaflet to St. Henri work- ers, the Labor-Progressive party pledged to “do ‘everything in our power to help the tobacco workers win justice.” The LPP warned the working people of ‘St. Henri to ex- pect “provocations and violence” from police and company. “We saw at Asbestos how far the government can go,” the LPP declared. “To prevent provocations by the police and to stop police violence, strong, mass picket lines are needed, 24 hours a day. To- _ morrow the provincial police may try to bring in scabs.” The LPP called on nearby fac- _ tory workers and people living in St. Henri tq come out in solidarity with the a er Strikers. THE WORKINGMAN'S ~ STORE For Fresh Fruits and — Vegetables at Prices You Can Afford to Pay. 453 Powell St. _Ask your friends about the _ Store with the Blue Awning en TOO LEY SO YEU NT TT TT McINTOSH’S TRANSFER © 523 West 7th - FA. 9782 HSU RN EE ENENEEN = t Baggage, Furniture Moving Crating, ete. PICK UP & DELIVERY yard, still blocking the cars on the | operation with the tobacco work- trouble if they tried to move the By FRANK ARNOLD SUEY YC LT LS Truman’‘s aides admit they are powerless to halt inflation WASHINGTON U.S. “Defense” Mobilizer , Charles E. Wilson and Price “Stabilizer” Michael V. DiSalle have acknowledged that the Tru- man administration is powerless. to halt inflation. . The best they could offer hard- pressed American workers this Labor Day was a plea to the U.S. Congress to give them a Iaw that would, at least “slow down” the runaway cost of liv- ing spiral. But there seemed to be scant likelihood that Congress would give them even this authority. AUER Crowds of St. Henri working people and hundreds of children of strikers, hearing the action, rallied to the strikers’ side and joined the picket line. ; ~ With the earth barring the way, all lights gone, and thousands of angry people lining the street, the company was stymied and the pic- ket line was saved, Police, including members of the so-called “anti-subversive” squad, descended on the strike scene from squad cars and on horses, but were ineffectual against the sur ging mass of people. The cops pushed and shoved, manhandled some young girls, even arrested three youths, but were unable to cope with the demonstration of solidar- ity of the people with the tobacco workers. : Practically every window of the Imperial plant was smashed by the angered crowd but union offi- cials pointed out this was not the work of strikers. ‘ The strikers themselves moved the earth off the tracks. crossing. St. Antoine Street—and onto the tracks running out of the Imperial siding. : » City workmen, instructed to. move the earth, at first refused to touch it. Later, after a con- ference with union officials, they began to shift the earth in co- ers. One shovelful onto the city truck, 20 shovelfuls onto the track! ate The general strike against the Imperial Tobacco monopoly arises from Imperial’s hard-boiled refusal to meet the poorly-paid workers’ demand for a 20-cent-an-hour wage boost. The company, sitting on a cool $11 million profit from last year's operations, had the gall to offer the workers three cents an hour. The 1,800 strikers here are joined by another 1,900 at. Granby, Que. and Hamilton, Ont., where. Imperial’s Tuckett plant is struck. John Purdie, international 'vice- president of the union, had warn- ed the company there would be “hot” cigarettes but Imperial went ahead with its strong-arm tactic anyway. Today the union pulled out all firemen, watchmen, and of- fice workers, and ordered stepped- u MEE EU RUEBEN EBT up picket activity. BNE Ti tt | SUUUU TL tL ant it a i a Ted UL Mee Tn nr 0 I | GREETINGS to the Paper that Supports Labor International Jewelry Workers Union Local No. 42 339 West Pender St. Mh CUT cn tn ny n girls and other militant tobacco workers last week lay down 6 carloads of Imperial Tobacco “hot” products from leaving the MONTREAL Peace Council against arrests B.C. Peace Council this week called on all progressive citizens to protest the arrest of two widely- known peace workers, Dr. W. ®; B. DuBois in the United States ‘and Henri Martin in France. “Dr. DuBois was accused by the U.S. Justice Department of a most extraordinary crime. He was charged with the advocacy of peace,” says the Peace Council, qtioting from a pamphlet by the American writer Albert E. Kahn. “Together with four associates in the Peace Information Centre, of which he had been chairman, Dr. DuBois had been indicted on a charge of failure to register as a foreign agent.” Dr. DuBois and his associates _ go on trial the first week in October. Protests should be sent to United States Attorney Ger- eral McGrath, Washington, D.C., immediately. q “In France, Henri Martin is a, national hero though he is behind | bars. Martin, who fought in the Resistance against the Nazis, was ‘@ sailor Sent to fight in the ‘dirty war’ against the people of Indo- China. Once there he saw the folly of the -war, issued a leaflet calling on his fellow-sailors to re- fuse to fight. A. military tribunal sentenced him to five years’: soli- tary confinement.” ‘ Letters protesting the impris- onment of Martin should be sent to the French Ambassador ‘LESS THAN A CENT A TON’ Ungava iron ore right “‘for less than the build a high school.” Ungava’s fabulous iron have the Iran of tomorrow.” Liberal Leader George Lapalme who is stumping the prov- © Ince iti a series of pre-election rallies that Premier Duplessis gave away Quebec government would get to He said that Duplessis had tuned over aed ore for a cent a ton. eae In an obvious bid for support from.’French-Canadians who been angered by the alienation of their rich wealth to | American imperialists, Lapalme claimed that when the Liberal aM bs Party returns to power in Quebec it will adopt toward the |} “big interests in ‘Ungava the same attitude that Tran is now: ie taking in its own country against. British and American interests. “| Ignoring the fact that it was the Godbout Liberal regime — that began negotiations with the American trust to sell-out Un- gava, Lapalme said: “When I see Iran fighting for its rich resources I ask myself whether given away | VICTORIAVILLE, Que. ae charged here on August 20 — ‘ the billion dollar Ungave: ile ‘' Quebec province ‘will not be ' “This day is a great day for and’ happiness among youth.’’ Canadian actor, described the plauded his remarks. Leader of the 125-strong Quebec delegation Boisjoli brought greet- ings of French-Canadian youth which “ardently greets every in- itiatiye in the direction of a last- ing peace.” Rava : Speaking for the Festival Com- mittee Omar Walmsley, young theological student said: “Despite our many differences we are united by one goal, one vision—peace.” Opening. witha parade by the Quebee delegation onto the spaci- ous Queenston National Park ground, the festival was a day long series’ of sports and cultural events, } During the day a conference of youth leaders was reported on by Karl Ketola, organizer of the fes- tival committee. He told the aud- ience: : ‘ “From this festival we will launch a nationwide discussion French Embassy, Ottawa. among all sections of Canadian: National civil rights conference A national civil rights conference to deal with the anti-democratic the Criminal Code and the campaign for a Can- Garson amendments to adian Bill of Rights will be held conference has been called by lowing a meeting of its national. delegation will put the demands of the conference before the govern- ment and members of parliament on October 29. Draft plans call for a large, public opening session on Friday evening, October 26, and sessions all day Saturday working out plans to secure repeal of the June 1951 amendments to the Criminal Code, to win a Bill of Rights for Canada and to extend the work of the LDR and increase its member- ship. ; j A new national executive and national officers for the LDR will be elected by the conference. Thomas C. Roberts, LDR na- tion executive secretary, said: “We expect a large number of delegates and observers from To- ronto, and from other Ontario and Quebee centres. In spite of the, difficulties of financing transpor- tation we also expect delegates from our branches in the prairie provinces and British Columbia. “We call upon all those who HEHE ENEIE HEE 1B) wish to protect and extend demo- to be held in Toronto the League for Democratic Rights fol- executive August 30. A national ; ; / x TORONTO in Toronto October 26-28, The cratic rights in Canada to realize that our liberties are in great danger today. Just because the attacks upon them are not yet open and proclaimed as they are in the United States in no way lessens the peril. We are becoming the victims of a creeping paraly- sis that slyly and insidiously re- stricts our traditional rights and freedoms. : “The decertification of trade un- ions on flimsy pretexts by labor re- lations boards, the amendments to the Canadian Citizenship Act and the Criminal Code, the Emergency Powers Act, the government’s im- migration policy, etc., are all part of this paralysis. It is necessary that this be realized and that ef- forts be undertaken to ptit a stop to it now before it goes too far and it is too late. That is why we are holding a national conference at the end of-October, and why we “urge every adherent of democratic ‘Ways te peace’ plea launched at Niagara _ Youth Peace Festival By SCOTT CAMPBELL Jean Boisjoli, popular young French: Niagara Falls Youth Peace Festiv4 held here August 26 in these words to some | efforts. Never were the opportune rights to support it.” , PACIFIC TRIBUNE — — Bess thee NIAGARA FALLS — peace. It is a day for friendsbiP- ,00 who warmly ote youth on the question of Wat — and peace, The basis of dis — cussion will be the Niagaré Youth Appeal. We have decid not to formally adopt the ap ea here in order to permit the wid — est and freest discussion on } by every section of the Canadiav youth movement. ae “We are therefore sending thé ‘ appeal out with the earnest hope that it will find a ready respons? ~~ by all youth organizations in ve ada, who shall see in it not f2- ished: document but one they W! help to write and finalize.” Urging the organization of * similar festival on a larger scale the appeal in part reads: i “We have given voice here today — to the unanimous desire of OUF — whole generation for peace. We — are of the firm opinion that the — dark clouds of war and conscriP- — tion which threaten us- can Pe _ Swept aside by negotiations Lean tween the leaders of all nation® There are no’ differences whic? — cannot be settled around the table in the interests of saving OUP country and our people from th ~~ horrors and destruction of another Vf war. “Many Canadian youth’ organe 4 zations -have already spoken Ren is for peace, They represent ‘a large section of the, organized yout! movement. This creates the bas! for a united youth peace move — ment. { my “We call upon all youth organi: zations, youth leaders and indivi duals to join their efforts in this — great cause. It is not enough eo : desire peace. We believe that — young Canadians should speak UP and act for peace and not leave the making of policies which affect — our future and our lives to gover ment alone. We are convinced that youth who are called upo? to fight the wars can be decisive in saving the peace. . . ie i “The intermingling of youth of East and West through visits, fe tivals, sports meets and corres pondence is vital to youth’s peac® ties more favorable! We call up0? ' leaders to promote the widest 12 — ternational youth exchanges of t# pc neture 4) 73? PS. French-Canadian, native India performances by a group from) — the Six Nations Indian Reserv as well as cultural presentations — by the sons and daughters ® immigrant peoples, highligh’ the festival program. : SEPTEMBER 7, 1951 — PAGE 2